What are the key issues on banking analysts’ minds?

Liquidity reporting

Investors tell us that liquidity reporting is the most important area of focus and also the ‘biggest failure’ of current reporting. Analysts say current liquidity reporting is ‘like the Wild West’.

Reporting of risk-weighted assets

Investors believe that there is an opportunity for individual banks to gain advantage by improving the detail of disclosures, increasing transparency around calculations and providing some assurance over the RWA number.